Baumatic BCD1025SS User Manual
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Ventilation requirements
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
o
The room containing the cooker should have an air supply in 
accordance with the current edition of BS 5440: Part 2: 
o
The room must have opening windows or equivalent; some 
rooms may also require a permanent vent. 
 
o
If the room has a volume between 5 and 10m³, it will require an 
air vent of 50cm² (effective area). Unless it has a door which 
opens directly to the outside. 
 
o
If the room has a volume of less than 5m³, it will require an air 
vent of 100cm² (effective area). 
o
If there are any other fuel burning appliances in the same room 
the current edition of BS 5440: Part 2: should be consulted to 
determine air vent requirements. 
o
Ensure that the room containing the cooker is well ventilated, 
keep natural ventilation holes or install a mechanical ventilation 
device (mechanical cooker hood). 
o
Prolonged intensive use of the appliance may call for additional 
ventilation, either by the opening of a window, or by increasing 
the level of the mechanical ventilation device (where present). 
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